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Full steam ahead for Shellbrook's own water treatment plant
The Mayor of Shellbrook is describing a joint venture with the Prince Albert Rural Water Utility (PARWU) as a detour on the town's journey for better water.With no grants available, and a price tag th...
Apr 24, 2024
Parole documents reveal B.C. teen's killer thinks TV show about crime 'disrespectful'
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Reena Virk's killer told parole officials that a television series about the Victoria, B.C., teen's murder is "disrespectful" and will "re-victimize" Virk's family. Documents releas...
Apr 24, 2024
City hires lobbyist for Event Centre
A paid lobbyist will have until this fall to do his best to get the City of Prince Albert some federal funding to help build a 4,500 seat event centre in The Yard. After some debate, council agreed wi...
Apr 24, 2024
'Nessie' sighting vaults Canadian couple into media spotlight after photo in Scotland
LONDON - Parry Malm and Shannon Wiseman weren't expecting a "pivotal moment" in their sons' lives when they visited Scotland's Loch Ness earlier this month, but that's exactly what happened. "Our youn...
Apr 24, 2024
'We feel good about ourselves:' Jets coach Bowness optimistic after Game 2 loss
WINNIPEG - Rick Bowness always goes to bed with hockey looping in his mind, but Tuesday night's thoughts weren't all bad for the Winnipeg Jets head coach. Despite the Jets losing 5-2 to the Colorado A...
Apr 24, 2024
Blue Jays place Kiermaier on 10-day DL, call up prospect Barger
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed centre fielder Kevin Kiermaier on the 10-day injured list with a left hip injury. Kiermaier left Toronto's game at Kansas City on Tuesday in the si...
Apr 24, 2024
P.A.'s Zablocki leads Regina to victory on Day 4 at Esso Cup
Stryker Zablocki was a force to be reckoned with during Day 4 at the Esso Cup on Wednesday. The Prince Albert product lit the lamp not once, not twice, but three times for a hat-trick while tacking on...
Apr 24, 2024
Green deputy leader sentenced to jail for Fairy Creek old growth protests
OTTAWA - The Green Party is decrying a 60-day sentence handed to its deputy leader today for her role in old growth logging protests on Vancouver Island. Angela Davidson, also known as Rainbow Eyes, w...
Apr 24, 2024
Giant prehistoric salmon had tusk-like spikes used for defence, building nests: study
A new paper says a giant salmon that lived five million years ago in the coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest used tusk-like spikes as defense mechanisms and for building nests to spawn. The initia...
Apr 24, 2024
Canadian health-care professionals urged to share climate disaster mitigation info
HALIFAX - After last summer's heat waves, deadly floods and record-breaking wildfires, some scientists are urging Canadian health professionals to help their patients better prepare for climate change...
Apr 24, 2024
